It's not often teenagers get to tell their parents, "I told you so." (I mean, outside the realm of smartphones and Snapchat.)

But that's likely happening in the Bemowski in Howard, home of the runner-up in the USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Savor the Flavor BBQ Ribs Recipe Contest brought to you by Festival Foods.

"It was my 17-year-old son who really wanted me to submit my recipe," says Becky Bemowski. "We developed that recipe over about a year of testing. My family does a rib cook-off contest every year (this year will the 5th annual Rib-Off). I won two years ago!"